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3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Akshat Rathi |Olivia Rudgard |Oscar Boyd

From the slow roll-out of heat pumps to missed data center targets, a lack of skilled workers is making it much harder to electrify everything. Western economies need to electrify and fast, but where are all the skilled workers going to come from to install the heat pumps, solar panels and batteries needed? This week on the Zero podcast, Akshat Rathi talks with Olivia Rudgard about the shortage of labor in electrification industries, and why some experts are calling it an ‘existential’ crisis.

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Akshat Rathi |Oscar Boyd

A crucial device is hampering efforts to build global electricity supply, just as the demand is rising from data centers, electric cars and heat pumps. To slash emissions fast, the formula is simple: electrify everything and clean up the grid. But in practice, progress is slowed by all sorts of bottlenecks — from arcane permitting processes to sky-high electricity costs.

1 month ago | financialpost.com | Akshat Rathi |Oscar Boyd

Greg Wasserman of Wellington Management has been making climate investments in companies for almost 20 years, so how does he weigh up the current moment? Article content(Bloomberg) — Low-carbon tech investments reached $2.1 trillion last year. But with the whole world trying to work out how to navigate US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable policy agenda, is 2025 still a good time to invest in climate tech?

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Akshat Rathi |Oscar Boyd

A panel of switches for the heat pumps and boilers at the new cruise terminal extension at Portsmouth International Port in Portsmouth, UK. (Bloomberg) -- Low-carbon tech investments reached $2.1 trillion last year. But with the whole world trying to work out how to navigate US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable policy agenda, is 2025 still a good time to invest in climate tech?

1 month ago | financialpost.com | Akshat Rathi |David Stringer |Oscar Boyd

Labor Party’s climate credentials will be put to test very soon, says David Stringer, Bloomberg Green’s Asia managing editor, on this week’s episode of ZeroArticle content(Bloomberg) — Australia is in a unique place when it comes to the energy transition. It is the world’s largest exporter of coal and a leading exporter of gas, yet has set a target to have 82% renewable electricity by 2030 and hit net-zero by 2050.